That whole prediction reads like $1,000 satire. I love it.
Or perhaps copyright is a valid idea, and is not going to be abandoned. Perhaps the government will simply increase the costs and risks associated with breaking that law until they are so extreme, and the risk of…
I'm not a fan of creating atificial scarcity, as in DRM on bits that cost nothing to duplicate I'm a fan of creating artificial scarcity, if it is what the seller prefers. I'm disturbed by the number of Hackers who…
It's ridiculously lame. They've turned their fuckup into an attempt to up-sell people to a monthly service, and all without ever really apologizing. One month per month? That's a really bad joke. It's as though they're…
You don't get it. As somebody noted up-thread, real apologies start with "I'm sorry I" not "I'm sorry you."
it is certainly fair comment to say that Obama, by appointing industry lawyers, has given tacit endorsement to the industry stance of harsh penalties. No, it isn't. If I know that X laws need reform, I'll hire lawyers…
1) I schedule my time rigorously. There's dedicated time allowances for every single thing I want to do. If my time budget doesn't allow something that's important to me, I cancel or reschedule something else. 2) I take…
I thought the error served only to add to the humor :-)
That's cruel to gambling. The first (and only) item I checked was a Kindle that had 1066 bids placed on it, before selling for $159.90. At $0.75/bid, that means BigDeal received $959.40 for a $259 item. Even a sucker…
http://meyerweb.com/eric/comment/chech.html
He published a book that claimed Clinton was the head of the Arkansas drug trade, and that the Oklahoma City Bombing was an FBI/DOJ operation. I'd call him a nutter, but I don't think that's true. I think he's a smart…
Hey, IT Goons. Spy on the network traffic to find out who is using encrypted communication, and who they are communicating with. Then pass that information to the knee-breakers, so we can find out what they are hiding.…
My post was meant to be about uncaptured economic effects and risk. The "Peak Oil" crowd as I understand them, are concerned that oil field production will stop growing, while demand continues to rise, and the price of…
You said iSuppli was being dishonest. They weren't. They're not exaggerating either. iSuppli isn't responsible if daringfireball (or anybody else) mangles their actual statements. I'll stand my statement that you are…
It wasn't H&Ms standard practice in the first place, and they stopped the store that was doing it. Their standard practice was to donate the unsold clothes to charity.…
Every serious proposal to "conserve" oil that I've seen consists of two core components: 1) An incentive to use a preferred technology 2) A disincentive against using an unfavored technology The basic functionalities of…
The crux of the conservationist's point is that some resources are mispriced due to uncaptured externalities, and that this leads to overuse. There's a secondary argument about risk tolerance in that some people default…
"Everyone else made hundreds of millions and we paid money to not be a part of it," Richardson said. "It was brilliant. I come up with these strokes of genius from time to time. That was my best." I love that quote. It…
The iSuppli press release is titled 'Google Nexus One Carries $174.15 Materials Cost.' The third sentence reads "This total comprises only hardware and component costs for the Nexus One itself and does not take into…
To quote one of the first engineers I ever worked with: "all problems can be solved with an additional layer of abstraction." except performance problems, of course.
Good Enough isn't mediocre, it's good (enough). If you're selling to NASA, Good Enough might mean you machine it to the thousandth of the inch, with the best possible materials. If you're selling to Joe Schmoe, Good…
you have to believe that your way is the best way to solve the problem. I disagree. You have to believe that your way is Good Enough. Good Enough plus effective promotion equals sales. Best is a recipe for Duke Nukem…
Agreed. Find a portion of the target market that is unserved, or poorly served by their app, and differentiate your app to appeal to them. If this means making it narrower, good. The only sort of competition I'd…
Escheatment isn't new. If you abandon a bank account, the bank escheats it to the state. If you then notify the state that they have your money (such as via http://ucp.dor.wa.gov/ ), then you can file a claim, and…
Having spoke with the press, I give him a lot of latitude on that one. There are lots of explanations that come to my mind before I'd assume he's clueless.
That whole prediction reads like $1,000 satire. I love it.
Or perhaps copyright is a valid idea, and is not going to be abandoned. Perhaps the government will simply increase the costs and risks associated with breaking that law until they are so extreme, and the risk of…
I'm not a fan of creating atificial scarcity, as in DRM on bits that cost nothing to duplicate I'm a fan of creating artificial scarcity, if it is what the seller prefers. I'm disturbed by the number of Hackers who…
It's ridiculously lame. They've turned their fuckup into an attempt to up-sell people to a monthly service, and all without ever really apologizing. One month per month? That's a really bad joke. It's as though they're…
You don't get it. As somebody noted up-thread, real apologies start with "I'm sorry I" not "I'm sorry you."
it is certainly fair comment to say that Obama, by appointing industry lawyers, has given tacit endorsement to the industry stance of harsh penalties. No, it isn't. If I know that X laws need reform, I'll hire lawyers…
1) I schedule my time rigorously. There's dedicated time allowances for every single thing I want to do. If my time budget doesn't allow something that's important to me, I cancel or reschedule something else. 2) I take…
I thought the error served only to add to the humor :-)
That's cruel to gambling. The first (and only) item I checked was a Kindle that had 1066 bids placed on it, before selling for $159.90. At $0.75/bid, that means BigDeal received $959.40 for a $259 item. Even a sucker…
http://meyerweb.com/eric/comment/chech.html
He published a book that claimed Clinton was the head of the Arkansas drug trade, and that the Oklahoma City Bombing was an FBI/DOJ operation. I'd call him a nutter, but I don't think that's true. I think he's a smart…
Hey, IT Goons. Spy on the network traffic to find out who is using encrypted communication, and who they are communicating with. Then pass that information to the knee-breakers, so we can find out what they are hiding.…
My post was meant to be about uncaptured economic effects and risk. The "Peak Oil" crowd as I understand them, are concerned that oil field production will stop growing, while demand continues to rise, and the price of…
You said iSuppli was being dishonest. They weren't. They're not exaggerating either. iSuppli isn't responsible if daringfireball (or anybody else) mangles their actual statements. I'll stand my statement that you are…
It wasn't H&Ms standard practice in the first place, and they stopped the store that was doing it. Their standard practice was to donate the unsold clothes to charity.…
Every serious proposal to "conserve" oil that I've seen consists of two core components: 1) An incentive to use a preferred technology 2) A disincentive against using an unfavored technology The basic functionalities of…
The crux of the conservationist's point is that some resources are mispriced due to uncaptured externalities, and that this leads to overuse. There's a secondary argument about risk tolerance in that some people default…
"Everyone else made hundreds of millions and we paid money to not be a part of it," Richardson said. "It was brilliant. I come up with these strokes of genius from time to time. That was my best." I love that quote. It…
The iSuppli press release is titled 'Google Nexus One Carries $174.15 Materials Cost.' The third sentence reads "This total comprises only hardware and component costs for the Nexus One itself and does not take into…
To quote one of the first engineers I ever worked with: "all problems can be solved with an additional layer of abstraction." except performance problems, of course.
Good Enough isn't mediocre, it's good (enough). If you're selling to NASA, Good Enough might mean you machine it to the thousandth of the inch, with the best possible materials. If you're selling to Joe Schmoe, Good…
you have to believe that your way is the best way to solve the problem. I disagree. You have to believe that your way is Good Enough. Good Enough plus effective promotion equals sales. Best is a recipe for Duke Nukem…
Agreed. Find a portion of the target market that is unserved, or poorly served by their app, and differentiate your app to appeal to them. If this means making it narrower, good. The only sort of competition I'd…
Escheatment isn't new. If you abandon a bank account, the bank escheats it to the state. If you then notify the state that they have your money (such as via http://ucp.dor.wa.gov/ ), then you can file a claim, and…
Having spoke with the press, I give him a lot of latitude on that one. There are lots of explanations that come to my mind before I'd assume he's clueless.